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Mark of infamy or disgrace; sign of moral blemish; stain or reproach caused by dishonorable conduct; reproachful characterization.
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Social stigma — is severe social disapproval of personal characteristics or beliefs that are against cultural norms. Social stigma often leads to marginalization.Examples of existing or historical social stigmas can be physical or mental disabilities, disorders… … Wikipedia
Stigma — (plural: stigmata) may refer to:In biology:* Stigma (anatomy), a small spot, mark, scar, or minute hole * In a flower , the stigma is the terminal portion of the gynoecium that has no epidermis and is meant to receive pollen. * The eyespot… … Wikipedia
stigma — stigma, brand, blot, stain can denote a mark of shame left on a name, reputation, or character. Stigma, though often implying dishonor or public shame, usually applies to a mark or a charge or judgment that is fastened upon a person or thing or… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Stigma (sociological theory) — In sociological theory, a stigma is an attribute, behavior, or reputation which is socially discrediting in a particular way: it causes an individual to be mentally classified by others in an undesirable, rejected stereotype rather than in an… … Wikipedia
stigma — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ social VERB + STIGMA ▪ bear, carry ▪ Being an unmarried mother used to carry a social stigma. ▪ suffer, suff … Collocations dictionary
stigma — stig|ma [ˈstıgmə] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: mark, mark burned on the skin , from Greek, from stizein to tattoo ] 1.) [C usually singular, U] a strong feeling in society that being in a particular situation or having a particular… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Social death — is a term used to describe the condition of people not accepted as fully human by wider society. Used by sociologists like Zygmunt Bauman and historians of the holocaust to describe the part played governmental and social segregation in that… … Wikipedia
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social security — 1. (usually caps.) a program of old age, unemployment, health, disability, and survivors insurance maintained by the U.S. federal government through compulsory payments by specific employer and employee groups. 2. the theory or practice of… … Universalium
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